Actions from WillMovable Type Pro 4.382013-02-21T11:40:32Zhttp://blogs.perl.org/mt/mt-cp.fcgi?__mode=feed&_type=actions&blog_id=0&id=1741Commented on Pumpkin Perl - Redux in Matt S Trout (mst)tag:blogs.perl.org,2013:/users/matt_s_trout_mst//684.4330#3633422013-02-21T11:40:32ZWill
Perl 5 should still be called "Perl". Instead, Perl 6 should get a new name. Let the newcomer sound like a silly pumpkin, not the established language.

Renaming Perl 5 would cause confusion over the fact that all the existing Perl 5 code out there couldn't be called Perl code anymore, it would have to be called Pumpkin Perl code.

Even though the existing Perl has not changed, we're required to call it something different? No, that's not how names are supposed to work. New names are for new things.